How cagayan de oro got its name?

Answer 1

The name Cagayan can be traced back during the arrival of the Spanish Augustinian Recollect friars in 1622, the area around Himologan (now Huluga), was already known as Cagayan.

In fact, early Spanish documents in the 1500s already referred to the place as Cagayan.

Former Congressman and Vice President of the Philippines Emmanuel Pelaez appended de Oro to Cagayan, which is a combination of the ancient Malayo-Polynesian and Spanish languages that translates to "City of the River of Gold".

Answer 2

Cagayan used to be known as "catagayan". that was derived from the word "tagay" which refers to a plant that grows abundantly in the northern part of the province. later on it was changed to Cagayan.